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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Good God, I certainly hope you are not a math teacher, because your grasp of math is atrocious. Do the math on $330 million over several years.

Per the National Center for Education Statistics, there are over 98,000 public schools in the US. Divide 330 million by 98,000 and you get $3339 per school spent over several years. Just how many teachers did you think you were going to hire for $3339?[/quote]

You are forgetting to add in the cost of the tests and study materials and reporting administration in all the schools.  That is way more than 3339.  [/quote]

a.) It goes to show that "all that federal and foundation money" isn't really that much, in the grand scheme of things.

b.)  It's money that schools spend each year regardless.  Schools are constantly buying new books, curricula, materials, testing, software, computers, et cetera, whether there is a change in curriculum, testing mandate or not.

School districts all around the country were wasting millions of dollars a year on Pearson and Harcourt contracts 10 years ago, long before Common Core.  Might as well have all of that spending at least aligned to some common goals and objectives, rather than just being random as it has been for decades.[/quote]

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